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The game was initially scheduled for Thanksgiving Thursday, but due to a COVID-19 outbreak and a weather scare, ended up being played almost an entire week later. The Steelers topped Baltimore, 19-14, to remain undefeated at 11-0. The Ravens fell to 6-5. Here are five takeaways from the final game of Week 12. 5. The return of RGIII Robert Griffin III was a Heisman winner, the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, and the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year....

Wide receivers like DeAndre Hopkins, Julio Jones, Davante Adams, and Tyreek Hill make it a tough day at the office week in and week out. Let’s take a look at the top five cornerbacks who excelled during the 2020 NFL Season. 5) Marcus Peters (Baltimore Ravens) Marcus Peters recorded 46 solo tackles during the 2020 NFL Season and also recorded nine pass deflections. Peters has always been one of the top corners in the league and he continued his success this year....

The Jaguars who had a great shot at shutting out Mahomes and the Chiefs offense, got stumped by Bad Blake and their own offensive problems. The defense tho still had a partial success by restricting the dynamic young QB Mahomes, who did not throw a touchdown pass but had two interceptions, the first two this season. The success of Chiefs has already been rewarded with their Week 7 matchup against a surprising Cincinnati Bengals has been flexed to prime-time slot on Sunday....

With NFL teams needing to cut their rosters down to 53 men by Tuesday, Aug. 30th, Week 3 of the preseason provides an opportunity for numerous players to win or lose a roster spot. It isn’t always the most aesthetically pleasing viewing experience, but betting on the preseason undoubtedly makes the games more watchable. Below, we’ll look at Caesars Sportsbook’s current odds on Week 3 of the preseason and see if any potential wagers stand out as particularly good values....

A salary cap is the amount of money a team can spend on their players’ salaries. The calculation of the cap is based on many factors, including revenue. Last year was a lot of things for the NFL, but lucrative wasn’t one of them. A team’s cap space—the amount of money they have to spend on players—isn’t exactly set in stone. Many NFL teams will attempt to manipulate the cap, as they have in past years....

Wentz was benched late in Sunday’s 30-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers in favor of Hurts. Now, Pederson has certainly made the right move to save his job, as it was previously reported that the Eagles organization had grown tired of Wentz and his abysmal performance since the start of the season. Hurts, who was drafted out of Oklahoma by the Eagles in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, was a very surprising pick from general manager Howie Roseman....

With the players salaries rising it can be hard for Draft Kings NFL lineup owners to select the right players. Lets take a look at the five flex options to draft in the Super Bowl contest on Draft Kings. Lets also select the Super Bowl LV MVP. Super Bowl LV: Five NFL Flex players to draft for Draft Kings Flex Option 1: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs Draft: Patrick Mahomes, vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

During his collegiate career, he amassed 35.5 tackles for loss, 22.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, five pass-knockdowns and a pick-six. Jackson’s frenetic style of play serves him well as a run defender. He consistently gets under the pads of his blocker and pulls that guy off to chase after the ball. He takes the inside path when it opens up to make a play in the backfield every once in a while, while taking tight-ends and smashing them into the play to blow things up....

Big names like Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Christian Barmore, Kyle Trask, Terrace Marshall Jr. and Asante Samuel Jr. are still available as Round 2 of the draft arrives Friday at 7 p.m. ET. Using our big board of the top 100 players in the 2021 NFL Draft as the pool, below is the list of the best players still available after Round 1. 2021 NFL DRAFT:Complete Round 1 results | Round 1 grades...

This is the second year in a row that the Arizona Cardinals have selected a linebacker in the first round. Collins does an exceptional job staying with the play and playing to the whistle. Arizona made the safe pick by selecting Steven Collins with the 16th overall pick. Collins was projected to go to the Cleveland Browns in most mock drafts. With Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson, and Trey Lance in the NFC West....

“With consideration of all the facts and circumstances of this matter, we are suspending Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson each without pay for a period of seven regular-season games. Brittney and Glory’s conduct is detrimental to the best interests of the WNBA and violates applicable law. … Accordingly, each player will be required to attend individual counseling sessions with a counselor satisfactory to the WNBA,” the statement reads. MORE: Pictures from their wedding | WNBA union hopes Isiah Thomas has learned from mistakes...

Hideo Itami, getting a spot in the ‘Andre the Giant’ memorial battle at WM 31 was a late decision as Balor or Neville were scheduled to be in the match. After the battle royal was moved to the Kick-off Pre-show and as there were a lot of Japanese media in the town, the decision was made to use Hideo as a way to tie into Tatsumi Fujinami’s Hall of Fame induction....

Robinson echoed a right-wing conspiracy theory that incorrectly claims the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine contains “a 6.66 solution” of luciferin or luciferase, a substance involved in bioluminescence. There is no evidence that the substance has ever been included in any of the COVID-19 vaccines, nor does it have anything to do with religion or Lucifer, despite Robinson strongly implying otherwise. “Dear Christians: the vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE so that you can be tracked,” Robinson tweeted on Monday....

“I think this is an absurdity,” Gingrich said during a Monday interview with Fox News America’s Newsroom, during which he discussed the Democratic-led House Judiciary Committee’s decision to vote this week on whether to set-up new procedures for an impeachment inquiry into Trump. “Nobody believes that the Republican Senate is going to convict the president. Period,” the former GOP congressional leader continued. “It’s hopeless. It makes no sense at all,” he added....

Microsoft followed the technology industry’s lead earlier this month when it announced 10,000 layoffs were to proceed in an attempt to prioritize growth and long term competition. It soon became clear that 343 Industries, a studio built to be the custodian of the Halo franchise, was one of the affected parties. The Halo Infinite developer was already struggling thanks to an underperforming multiplayer component, the cancelation of split-screen co-op, and a disgruntled fan base calling for 343 to move on from the legendary Xbox IP....

The roster of characters from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U is complete, but fans are still waiting for the full line of amiibo featuring characters exclusive to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Currently, the entirety of the base roster of 69 characters has released, but the DLC characters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate are still in production. RELATED: Only Male Byleth Will Get a Super Smash Bros Amiibo The first DLC character, Piranha Plant, had their amiibo released in February of 2019, while the Joker and Hero amiibo were released this month....

Neymar was faced with precisely that challenge as he tackled Ecuador and Colombia with Brazil before returning to France on Friday to start a Ligue 1 fixture against Metz. At Stade Symphorien, he joined forces with a new team-mate Kylian Mbappe. Between them, it meant that nearly €400m worth of talent was on PSG’s wings, so it should have come as little shock that the capital side ran out 5-1 winners, with both of the pair getting on the scoresheet....

Neymar completed his historic move from Barcelona on Thursday after PSG met his release clause of €222 million, a deal that smashes the transfer record previously held by Manchester United’s Paul Pogba (€105m). PSG odds on to win the title The 25-year-old, who spent four successful seasons with Barca, says he was always attracted by the French club’s project. “I am extremely happy to join Paris Saint-Germain,” said Neymar, who will be presented by his new club on Friday....

Barcelona & Madrid to meet in Supercopa Barca beat Athletic Bilbao in 2015 and Sevilla in 2016 to clinch back-to-back titles, with the Brazil international netting in both games. And as they collected a third straight Copa, Neymar was again on the scoresheet, putting Barca 2-1 up at the Vicente Calderon after Theo Hernandez had cancelled out Lionel Messi’s opener. The last player to score in three consecutive finals was Madrid’s Puskas, between 1960 and 1962, although his side twice lost to rivals Atletico Madrid before beating Sevilla....